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North Colombian politician arrested over mayor candidates’ murder

Dec 22, 2011posted by Tim Hinchliffe

A Colombian government official confirmed Wednesday the capture of a city councilman and his brother in the northern department of Antioquia for allegedly masterminding the killings of two mayor candidates.

Conservative councilman-elect Dario de Jesus Elorza Builes was arrested along with his brother for the murders that took place near the town of Campamento while the candidates were campaigning in rural areas May 31.

According to Andres Julian Rendon, a secretary to the government of Antioquia, conservative party members were allegedly the brains behind the murders that were carried out by the FARC’s 36th Front.